War Horse (2011)

War Horse Synopsis

From director Steven Spielberg comes War Horse, an epic adventure for audiences of all ages. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, “War Horse” begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets—British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter—before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man’s Land.

The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horse—an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure. War Horse is one of the great stories of friendship and war— a successful book, it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that is arriving on Broadway next year. It now comes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history.

In this exclusive bonus feature clip from the upcoming Blu-Ray/DVD release of War Horse, producer Kathleen Kennedy and Spielberg give a sense of exactly how authentic and rough those outdoor locations were-- to the point that even the world's most famous director couldn't avoid some deadly mud puddles

Earlier this week we detailed the upcoming home video release of The Adventures of Tintin, and now we've got the lowdown on Steven Spielberg's other big release from this past holiday season. Spielberg's epic WWI flick War Horse is set for an April 3rd release courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Fans who were hoping for behind-the-scenes insight will find plenty of extras to chew on, although sadly no Spielberg commentary.

In anticipation of the Academy Awards, and perhaps as a cure for “Oscar Fever,” Conan O’Brien has been dedicating some time at the start of each episode this week to Oscar nominated films. Last night’s episode featured a segment that had Conan’s band (Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band) re-scoring War Horse.

There's no word yet on the film's plot, but with Curtis's filmography in mind it seems likely this science fiction tale will have an ensemble cast, rapid-fire banter and a dulcet hint of romance at the least

How does Steven Spielberg keep all of his projects straight? While riding the Oscar campaign trail on behalf of The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse, the legendary director is doing phone interviews from the set of Lincoln and divulging story details on Robopocalypse, which won’t be in theaters until 2013. I’m exhausted just thinking about it all...

The conversation covers a lot, from the overarching design ideas behind the sound scape to the very intricate details on how they captured certain moments. Rydstrom tried to do as much research for the overall sound scheme as possible but was caught an at impasse

The box office got a boost as 2011 departed and 2012 arrived. Sales were up considerably from last weekend's Christmas holiday and the new year is off to a solid start. But despite those bits of good news, overall 2011 was anything but a banner year for ticket sales.

War Horse is a sprawling, epic story with just one central character, a gorgeous and strong-willed horse named Joey. But since the horse wasn't available for interviews, I wound up talking to the humans with slightly smaller roles in the film-- Emily Watson and Jeremy Irvine, who play a mother and son on a small farm in the English countryside

The irony of what I was doing only occurred to me as I sat down at the table opposite Janusz Kaminski, the two-time Oscar winning cinematographer behind masterpieces like The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Schindler's List and now War Horse

After practically defining the modern image of World War II with his films Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan, not to mention his work on The Pacific and Band of Brothers, Steven Spielberg has moved on to the earlier global conflict with his new film War Horse

I'll admit, I was a little skeptical about War Horse at first. Steven Spielberg's talents unquestioned, but I wasn't sure I cared to sit through a sprawling story of friendship between a boy and a horse set against the backdrop of World War I. It almost sounds like one of the fake movies they made up for Seinfeld

We Bought A Zoo isn’t the only upcoming movie set to show screenings in select theaters this weekend. DreamWorks is apparently looking to give the upcoming Steven Spielberg film War Horse the early-screening treatment this weekend as well. The film will be headed to 10 cities this Sunday.

Irvine’s latest casting coup is landing the role of young Colin Firth in Jonathan Teplitzky’s The Railway Man. It recounts the time WWII prisoner of war Eric Lomax spent working on the Japanese Death Railway that connects Bangkok to what is now known as Yangon, Myanmar. As the story evolves, the freed Lomax will track down and confront his captors.

Given that it's a British story War Horse will likely have a lot more patriotic power over there, which could explain the reliance on the wartime photography-- I especially like that shot of Benedict Cumberbatch as a soldier on horseback shouting "Be brave!" But really, this looks like the kind of movie that plays no matter who you are, no matter where you are

This year's holiday season promises to be absolutely off the wall for movie fans. In the last few weeks of the year we will see two new Steven Spielberg movies, Brad Bird's first live-action film, the return of Cameron Crowe, and David Fincher's adaptation of an international best seller (not to mention the sequel to Sherlock Holmes and Jonah Hill's R-rated adventure in babysitting).

There are a lot of big Oscar contenders out in theaters right now that critics have seen and discussed, and even more that premiered at festivals that will be out there soon enough. But there's one enormous question mark in this year's Oscar race, and it has Steven Spielberg's name on it

As its title suggests, War Horse is the story of a young man and his horse, sent to the brutal trenches of The Great War. The film’s first trailer has arrived, and if you’re a fan of real horse movies, it’s just about everything you could hope for.

Anyone keeping an eye on up-and-coming actors out of England will have a lot to enjoy in Steven Spielberg's War Horse, the epic hitting theaters at the end of this year, just weeks after Spielberg's other new film The Adventures of Tintin comes out

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Adding yet another film to the metric butt-load they've already got on their plate, Dreamworks has picked up the rights to the children's novel War Horse. The Spielberg owned production company has tapped Lee Hall to pen the adaptation.